Sweet Sleep Blog

Effects of Missing Sleep When you miss out on a good night's sleep there are some serious effects on you that could be affecting your relationship! Sleep deprivation causes physical appearance changes and can result in you looking less healthy and even less attractive to your partner. Your sense of humor goes right out the window. Sleep directly affects how you're feeling. You will feel more distant, less secure

Fascinating Things Can Happen While You Sleep This article talks about 5 things that you can do while sleeping! Some of these are sleep disorders or conditions that you should be aware of and some are just crazy things that happen! "Have you ever woken up in the morning to the sight of a disgruntled partner, upset that you gave them a long speech in your sleep?"

We Enjoyed this One! This article is about how the lack of sleep is actually very similar to being drunk. The effects of sleep deprivation on your mind, body, and safety are very serious. "We discovered that starving the body of sleep also robs neurons of the ability to function properly. This paves the way for cognitive lapses in how we perceive and react to the world around

Tips for Your Routine Winding down You need to have a period of relaxing before bed. During this time you should avoid screens and things that stimulate your body and mind. Try things such as reading a book, having a cup of calming tea, taking a warm bath, gentle yoga, or meditation. Explore and find the best relaxing thing for you to do. Try journaling If you are stressed try writing out the problem or making lists. Once you have

Parasomnia Do you have any abnormal things happening while you're asleep such as sleepwalking, sleep terrors, sleep eating disorders, sleep paralysis, nightmares, bedwetting, or sleep talking? The crazy part of having a parasomnia is that you may actually not even know these things are happening. These episodes can be mild and cause little problems or they can become dangerous such as REM Sleep Behavior Disorder.

Guided Meditation To prepare for guided meditation, turn off all of your electronics. You will, of course, need one to listen to your meditation guide, but there's no need to watch this, listening will work perfectly. For this technique, start your guide video or audio, turn off the screen so it is dark and lay in your bed. Relax and stretch out and take three deep breaths. It's okay if your mind wonders during your meditation but try to bring it back into focus and concentrate on your breaths

We found another GREAT recipe! Don't forget to keep fueling that body with the best nutrition! It's easy to just stop and grab that fast food but remember, what you put in your body affects your health, your sleep, and your mood! Check it out here! We've got some delicious Spring Recipes will be sharing with you!! Check back next Tuesday for our next find!!

Exercise and Sleep A study conducted by Mental Health and Physical Activity, showed that 150 minutes of activity a week improves sleep quality by 65%. Being active also decreased daytime sleepiness, leg cramps during sleep, and improved concentration. It can seem like a struggle to get this amount of exercise into your busy schedule, so how can you do it? Fitting in Exercise 150 minutes breaks out into 2.5 hours. It's generally not recommended to just cram all of this activity

Snoring Many people snore. It can happen when you have a cold or if the air is dry, or even if allergies are bothering you. Snoring is caused by your throat becoming so relaxed that it becomes narrowed and soft and then your tongue falls backward. The more your throat narrows the greater you snore. This is due to the vibrations of air through the passageway. Sleep Apnea As your throat relaxes and narrows it can happen that it actually collapses. This

Article Find of the week! This week's article is about snoring! That little thing most of us have experienced at least some in our lives. It can be a little cute baby snore or the super loud snore of our bed partner that wakes you up at night. Read more about snoring here!